The first alumnus off the board was the first player selected – Rasmus
Dahlin had a goal and an assist in five games to help Sweden reach the
bronze medal game at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup (the tournament was
renamed the Hlinka Gretzky Cup ahead of the 2018 event on Canadian ice).

In all, the first three picks and seven of the top 10 were alumni, and
eight countries were represented.

The Canadians’ total includes 18 members of the team that won a 21st summer
under-18 gold medal in 2017, highlighted by captain Joe Veleno; the Detroit
first-round selection (30th overall) became the first player to play for
Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team twice, and led the
red-and-white contingent in scoring (2-5—7).

Nine of the top 10 point-getters from the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup
were chosen, with leading scorer Dmitri Zavgorodny (5-5—10) going to the
Calgary Flames with the 198th pick in the seventh round.

Ticket packages for the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup are still available in
Edmonton and Red Deer, including a recently-launched Team Canada package
that includes all three preliminary-round games at Rogers Place.